Harrison Ford is one of the most respected and respected actors in Hollywood today and has been around for about six decades. The 75-year-old veteran has graced screens for decades, bringing unforgettable moments of magic. His roles as Hans Solo in the Star Wars franchise and as the main character in the Indiana Jones film series immediately come to mind.
More recently, he starred in Ender’s Match (2013) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017) which was a sequel to the 1982 film, Blade Runner. His films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide.
Harrison Ford Facts
Harrison Ford was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 31, 1942. His father, Christopher Ford, was an advertising executive and his mother, Dorothy Ford, was a former radio actress. Harrison was an active member of the Boy Scouts and rose to Life Scout rank. That’s why Steven Spielberg cast young Indiana Jones as the Life Scout in the movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Harrison Ford attended Maine East High School in Park Ridge, where he became the first voice broadcaster for their new radio station. In his senior year, he was also his first sportsman after graduating in 1960. He found his love for acting at Ripon College, Wisconsin, when he took a drama class in an effort to overcome his timid and remained fascinated. acting since.
He did not enjoy immediate success in his career though. Harrison took part in a summer season in Wisconsin in 1964. A few uncredited film roles in 1966 and 1967 then followed. He was finally recognized in the credits in the 1967 film, A Time to Kill. He continued to play these minor roles in the 60s and 70s and even had to become a self-taught carpenter to be able to take care of his wife and two sons.
Harrison Ford finally broke through with his first starring role in 1977 ‘s Star Wars . Originally, he was hired to read lines for actors auditioning for the film. However, he did it so well that the filmmaker, George Lucas, cast him in the film. The rest, as they say, is history.
Harrison Ford, wife, children, height
The 6ft (1.85m), tall veteran actor, has a pretty big family tree and we’re only talking about nuclear power. Harrison Ford has been married twice before. He was with his first wife, Mary Marquardt in 1964, before anyone else. They spent 14 years together and had two sons, Benjamin and Willard, before splitting in 1979. Reports suggest his growing fame may have had something to do with it.
Harrison soon met his second wife, Melissa Mathison, a screenwriter. In 1983 he married her in a Santa Monica courthouse and they went on to have two children, Malcolm and Georgia, both of whom inherited Harrison’s arts and entertainment genes. Malcolm is a member of a music group and his sister, Georgia, is an actress. The marriage officially ended in 2004 after nearly three years apart. Melissa died in 2015 at the age of 65 from neuroendocrine cancer.
In 2010, Harrison Ford tied the knot for the third time with Calista Flockhart after dating her for almost a decade. The 53-year-old Emmy-winning nominee has entered into a relationship with her adopted son, Liam Flockhart, whom Ford describes as an unexpected joy.
Harrison Ford likes to keep his family together, and showed that in November 2015, when he reunited his two children, Malcolm and Georgia, weeks after their mother and his second wife, Melissa Mathison, lost the battle with cancer. He found them during a dinner at Via Veneto in San Francisco. He showed up with his wife, Calista Flockhart. Ford has no known daughters as all of his 4 registered children are boys.
Is Harrison Ford dead?
Harrison Ford is now part of the league of ‘dead celebrities’ on the internet. A Facebook page was recently posted with a post titled “RIP Harrison Ford.” It has garnered almost a million likes about people who commented on their condolence posts on the page. This, however, infuriated many of Harrison Ford’s fans, claiming it was a hoax.
On Tuesday, January 9, 2018, his representatives finally confirmed that Harrison Ford was alive and well. He is one of the best of his contemporaries and there is still much to come from him.
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